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I didn't see a thread on this anywhere yet, but maybe I missed it. Anyway, here's Thompson's trade idea:

Oden, Batum, Fernandez, & Miller for Carmelo.

Obviously, this deal would never happen unless Carmelo is willing to commit to a long term extension with the Blazers (doubtful), but assuming he would do that, what do you think?
 
I wouldn't have done that deal for Chris Paul, and Chris Paul is much more valuable than Carmelo.

So, no. I don't like the trade.
 
I think Carmelo is much more dominate and valuable than Paul. From a personality standpoint there is no comparison, (Carmelo is not really likeable) But I think Carmelo is a top 3 player. (offensively at least) The dude is a beast.

But it is all a moot point. He is not coming here.
 
Pinwheel1 said:
I think Carmelo is much more dominate and valuable than Paul. From a personality standpoint there is no comparison, (Carmelo is not really likeable) But I think Carmelo is a top 3 player. (offensively at least) The dude is a beast.

But it is all a moot point. He is not coming here.
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I disagree. If in the hypothetical were keeping Roy around then Paul is much more valuable than Caramello.
 
Remove Batum from the equation and I'd say do it, do it, doo it.

I'd love to see Carmelo, Roy, LA on the floor.
 
For an older, lesser version of Kevin Durant.

Salt.In.The.Wound.
 
Not that I think this would happen anyway, but why would they want Andre Miller? I'd much rather keep Miller on the team if we're going to deal for Melo.

Miller
Roy
Melo
Aldridge
Camby

I realize people think that Oden is our only chance, but I think that team is unbelievable on paper.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
No. Oden is the only chance we have of winning a ring with this roster.
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Exactly. He might only have a 25% (choose that number out of thin air) chance of having a injury free year, but that team would have an excellent shot at winning the west and competing for a championship. If the trade was made for Melo (whom I like alot) I think the team would not stand much of a shot at winning the west.

I would rather roll the dice to win it all than lock in a good but not great team.
 
e_blazer said:
I didn't see a thread on this anywhere yet, but maybe I missed it. Anyway, here's Thompson's trade idea:

Oden, Batum, Fernandez, & Miller for Carmelo.

Obviously, this deal would never happen unless Carmelo is willing to commit to a long term extension with the Blazers (doubtful), but assuming he would do that, what do you think?
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Already posted what I thought.....


3 days ago.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/170204-Trade-Idea-for-Carmelo...


Jump in to the existing thread about trade ideas for Carmelo anytime.
 
Hate the thought of Melo on the blazers and the moment you talk about trading Oden I then proceeded to throw up all over my Keyboard.
 
Melo/AI didn't work so I'm not a fan of Melo/Roy with no Oden.

Pass.
 
Natebishop3 said:
I'm trying to decide if you just compared Brandon Roy to Allen Iverson...
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I'm gonna go with "Melo + another star who needs the ball in his hands = fail" because I don't understand the AI comparison either. Although I think Brandon can play really well off the ball too... so i'm more rambling because that did not make sense to me.
 
Rhal said:
I'm gonna go with "Melo + another star who needs the ball in his hands = fail" because I don't understand the AI comparison either. Although I think Brandon can play really well off the ball too... so i'm more rambling because that did not make sense to me.
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Personally I think Melo and Roy could play very well together. If we somehow brought Melo in, and I'm not saying it could happen (but if it DID happen), I think Roy would move into the primary ball handler role. Miller would have to go. I would like to see Roy focus more on distributing, put Melo in the primary scoring roll, and have LMA as our third option. With so much scoring, I don't think we'd need much from the center or point guard positions. I'd actually try to make a push for a shooter like Mo Williams. The point guard would essentially be a spot up shooter, with Roy handling the ball and Melo drawing most of the defensive focus.
 
EL PRESIDENTE said:
No. Oden is the only chance we have of winning a ring with this roster.
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Really? You're banking on that? I'd say Oden's chances of bringing a championship to Portland are extremely slim right now, based on his fragile body.
 
Natebishop3 said:
Not that I think this would happen anyway, but why would they want Andre Miller? I'd much rather keep Miller on the team if we're going to deal for Melo.

Miller
Roy
Melo
Aldridge
Camby

I realize people think that Oden is our only chance, but I think that team is unbelievable on paper.
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You're right. It is. Oden is a big question mark, while Anthony is a proven, durable superstar. Big difference.
 
Shooter said:
Really? You're banking on that? I'd say Oden's chances of bringing a championship to Portland are extremely slim right now, based on his fragile body.
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And what are the chances of the Blazers bringing a championship to Portland without Oden? Extremely, extremely slim.
 
blazerboy30 said:
And what are the chances of the Blazers bringing a championship to Portland without Oden? Extremely, extremely slim.
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With the starting lineup that NateBishop3 mentioned? I beg to differ. That lineup would definitely compete for a championship, in my humble opinion.
 
Stop me if Im wrong but in that equation wouldn't Bayless be the starting PG? Out of the 5 reasons I don't want that trade that might be the first.
 
Masbee said:
Already posted what I thought.....


3 days ago.

http://sportstwo.com/threads/170204-Trade-Idea-for-Carmelo...


Jump in to the existing thread about trade ideas for Carmelo anytime.
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Hmmm. Scanned the other thread, which I had already read before. Didn't see any mention of a national sportswriter who suggests a trade that he thinks puts the Blazers at the top of interesting offers for Carmelo.

But feel free to jump in with a snide comment to any new thread I happen to start in the future.

Sheesh.
 
Melo is an amazing player, but he's all about Melo. If you said to him, "there's no 'I' in team", his reply would be "yeah, but there's an 'm' and an 'e'."

Chauncey settled him down a bit, but if he bristled under Karl, imagine him under Nate. Also, our quality and availability of weed would adversely affect his play.
 
Just for fun, here's a hypothetical 4 team mega-trade that I like a lot better:

Portland: Out - Oden, Rudy, & Miller, In - Chris Paul
Denver: Out - Anthony, In - Oden, Rudy & Deng
NOH: Out - Paul, In - Rose, Taj Gibson, & Joe Johnson
Bulls: Out - Deng, Rose, Gibson, Johnson, In - Anthony & Miller

Trade Machine

It would be painful for the Bulls to part with Rose, but Carmelo is a pretty big prize and Miller could fill in ably for a couple of seasons. The Hornets come out with a PG arguably of the same caliber as Paul and garner some immediate cap relief. Portland gives up on Oden...which sucks, IMHO, but gets one of the best PGs in the game and still has Camby and Przybilla to play center. Denver gets Oden, who still has the potential to be a franchise player, plus an able SF to replace Anthony.
 
Targus said:
Remove Batum from the equation and I'd say do it, do it, doo it.

I'd love to see Carmelo, Roy, LA on the floor.
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Yea because it makes sense to keep one SF when you are bringing in a bonfied stud SF.....
 
e_blazer said:
Hmmm. Scanned the other thread, which I had already read before. Didn't see any mention of a national sportswriter who suggests a trade that he thinks puts the Blazers at the top of interesting offers for Carmelo.

But feel free to jump in with a snide comment to any new thread I happen to start in the future.

Sheesh.
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So you missed the Ian Thomsen text to start my post?

Masbee from other older thread said:
Ian Thomsen thinks the Blazers should get in on the Carmelo sweepstakes in his article where he highlights 5 teams that he considers options for his new home.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/201...nnbin&hpt=Sbin

I am not fond of the idea.

Carmelo is an explosive scorer. I don't doubt that. Carmelo is an underrated clutch scorer. And over the last couple of seasons he has improved his shot selection, defense and focus.

Still, he is a knucklehead, a volume scorer and a guy that doesn't make the other players a lot better. I don't think he is a negative for his teams. Just not a big positive other than the obvious of being a good Option A wing scorer. We already have one of those.
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Your comment is like the 20th in a long thread. I guess I didn't read it. Either way, I think the subject was worthy of it's own thread. Sorry if you disagree. It's not like I'm known for starting redundant threads, so I didn't appreciate the needle you stuck in your post.
 
Chill out guys.... it's the offseason. It's not like there's an abundance of content out there.
 
Iverson was an MVP and led his team to the Finals with no superstar teammate. Roy hopes to be that good someday.
 
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